Vulnerability in WordPress
CVE-2014-9034
wp-includes/class-phpass.php in WordPress before 3.7.5, 3.8.x before 3.8.5, 3.9.x before 3.9.3, and 4.x before 4.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long password that is improperly handled during hashing, a similar issue to CVE-2014-9016.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.827 (99.7th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.827 · newest: 0.827 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- WordPress — versions 3.8, 3.8.1, 3.8.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3085 (vendor-advisory)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/25/12 (mailing-list)
- core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/30467 (Vendor Advisory)
- advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0493.html
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1031243 (vdb-entry)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- wordpress.org/news/2014/11/wordpress-4-0-1/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-9034?
- CVE-2014-9034 is a vulnerability in WordPress, classified under CWE-19. Published 2014-11-25.
- Is CVE-2014-9034 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.